The Penguin Dictionary of Geography (Second Edition) (Penguin reference) - Softcover

Clark, Audrey

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9780140513882: The Penguin Dictionary of Geography (Second Edition) (Penguin reference)

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ISBN 10: 0140513884 ISBN 13: 9780140513882

Publisher: Penguin, 1998

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THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY remains the standard reference work for students of both physical and human geography. This second edition, recently expanded and revised, has over 4,500 entries, making it an invaluable source of information for students and professionals alike. It was the winner of the 1999 Association of College and research Libraries Choice Award.

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ENCLAVE

(French) 1 An outlying part of a nation state lying within the territory of another nation state, as seen from the point of view of the territory in which it lies.
EXCLAVE 2 A small cultural or linguistic group surrounded by another cultural or linguistic group which is dominant.

LITTLE ICE AGE

Neoglaciation. 1 The period c. 3000 to 500 BC, but varying with latitude, when the climate became cooler than in the preceding millennia, and glaciers reappeared in parts of Alaska and the Sierra Nevada. 2 The advance of glaciers in the Alps between AD 1550 and 1850.

SINK, SINKHOLE

1 In general, a hollow in which surface water collects and escapes through a shaft, i.e. a SWALLOW HOLE. 2 Specifically, a feature characteristic of limestone country (KARST), a closed depression which is dry or through which water seeps downwards, resembling in shape a basin, funnel or cylinder. 3 A large depression in a SHIELD VOLCANO or lava dome formed when the surface has cooled and solidified but subsides as the under-lying molten lava flows away.

About the Author:

Audrey N. Clark is an author, editor and publisher. Her major work, THE LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY: HUMAN AND PHYSICAL, on which this volume is based, has been acclaimed as "the geographer's bible" (Geographical Magazine). She lives in Berkhamsted, Herts.

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